Kishkindha Kanda 39.10
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Kishkindha Kanda 39 · Verse 10
Sanskrit Original
ततो नगेन्द्रसङ्काशैस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः। कृत्स्ना सञ्छादिता भूमिरसङ्ख्येयैः प्लवङ्गमैः।।
tatō nagēndrasaṅkāśaistīkṣṇadaṅṣṭrairmahābalaiḥ. kṛtsnā sañchāditā bhūmirasaṅkhyēyaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ৷৷
In a minute, the entire land was crowded with innumerable powerful monkeys of the size of mountains having sharp fangs.The monkey leaders with a hundred crore monkey followers, who could assume any form at their will mighty monkeys from the mountains, rivers and seas vanaras thundering like clouds and other free vanaras who were wanderers vanaras red in colour like the rising Sun, tawny coloured ones like the Moon some who were of the hue of white lotus filaments and some vanaras residing in mount Meru came there.